Category Archives: Early Learners
Kids Zone Program
Optional KidsZone Program: Choose one, two or three days, April 7-9. Your children ages 4-12 can attend their own child sized homeschool conference while you attend Expo events. Alternatively, children are always welcome with their parents anywhere at the Expo.
Attend the Alabama Homeschool Expo where learning is always the main priority.
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Are You Training Your Child To Complain?
Do you find yourself second guessing the amount of work you assigned your child based on their moaning and groaning? You know your child’s capabilities and have given out the assignments. As time passes your student is taking a long time and starts appeals of, “It’s too much writing and my hand hurts! All my assignments are long today, can you shorten some? I’ll never get this done in time.”
There are times to reevaluate, but do not let your child regularly manipulate you into changing your mind about the day’s lesson plan. If it works once, they’ll try again and a bad habit of complaining has started.
Be encouraged, if this has already started as a pattern in your homeschool you have the power to turn it around. Stand firm for a few days and your children will come to know that you have a NO WHINING HOMESCHOOL ZONE!
What Is A Unit Study?
A unit study combines several subjects to cover a single topic. A study of the solar system could include science, art, language and math. Benefits of a unit study are:
- Covers several subjects
- Capable of include different aged children
- Prepackaged curriculum available
- Offers flexibility for maximizing each students strong points
There are several books available on how to conduct a unit study. If you purchase one, don’t feel obligated to do everything the author suggest. Beautiful Feet publishers have very nice unit studies using the Hollings S. Hollings books to cover geography. They also have one on the history of horses.
Beginning homeschooling classes available at the Alabama Homeschool Expo, titled Homeschooling For Excellence.
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Take Responsibility For Your Homeschooling
“If I showed up late this often to any other job, I would have been fired a long time ago.” Those words of a friend have stuck with me for years. Am I late for the doctor or dentist? Probably not, the consequences are often unpleasant.
The consequences of chronically starting your school day late are also unpleasant.
- You become impatient trying to play catch up or from the guilt of skipping planned activities.
- It is hard to get children motivated if they had too long of a down time before starting morning work.
- Your children are watching and learning from everything you do, show them the importance of a good start.
I could go on, but you get the idea. In honor of my friend’s husband who is in the army: Homeschooling, the toughest job you’ll ever love.
Homeschooling for Excellence,http://alabamahomeschoolexpo.com/homeschooling-101/
Worldview Teen Track, http://alabamahomeschoolexpo.com/worldview-teen-track/
Gaining Confidence To Teach
Whether you are a newcomer to homeschooling, or a veteran of many years, this talk will encourage and refresh you. Debbie Strayer, former editor and co-founder of Homeschooling Today™ magazine, speaks with humor and honesty about the homeschooling life and the confidence available to all who feel called to homeschool.
Meet Debbie at the Alabama Homeschool Expo, where you can spend two days attending workshops and visiting the large exhibitor hall.
Early Learners: 7 Secrets
Randi St. Denis, educator, popular homeschool speaker, and a seasoned homeschooling mom cautions parents not to overlook some important childhood activities that actually set the stage for later learning skills. Enhancing these early skills prevents learning problems and also builds a firm foundation for future academics ease and success.
Register now for the Alabama Homeschool Expo where you can learn from several seasoned homeschooling parents and visit the large exhibit hall.
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Field Trips Make Fond Memories
Reminiscing about homeschooling in the early years usually begins with a contented sigh from my children. They have wonderful memories of field trips we have been on. A zoo pass for a season, the local lake to look at frog eggs and later, tadpoles. Hikes in the woods, tours of factories and sometimes a movie.
Often a field trip idea can start from a book you’re reading. Are you going on a road trip? With the internet it is easy to find out what stops are available along the way. When your kids enjoy the book, they become excited about the subject. One year before a road trip to visit grandparents, we read and studied Minn of the Mississippi. When we finally crossed the Mississippi River, the kids jumped up and down and cheered. They were so excited to see the great river we had been learning about.
Alabama Homeschool Expo is a place to learn from experienced homeschoolers on how to incorporate field trips and books into fond memories for your homeschool.
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